[AccessD] Dot Net, where to start?

Gustav,

If someone else is paying for it, the AppDev CBT on .Net is an excellent
starting point.  We used them in my office to bring the VBA duffers
(like me) up to speed in .Net.  It doesn't teach you all you need to
know, but it gets you firmly grounded in the basics.  After that, it
depends on your direction.  Web is different from Windows is distinct
from database apps, etc.

The 3rd party report generators are all built on extensions to the .Net
report generator, so it can't be that bad, but we use DataDynamics
ActiveReports because it is fairly similar to the Access report
generator and includes a conversion wizard, which is handy as a starting
place when porting the reports over.

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:10 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Dot Net, where to start?

Hi all

It seems to be the time for me to get into the Dot Net stuff. But where
to start?
The only books on Access I've ever had are the original references and
handbooks for Access 1 and 2 and the Application Development book for
Access 97 so I'm reluctant to buy books - I just don't have the patience
...

In the Action Pack - which we subscribe to - I've noticed two discs for
VS 2005 Express, "Corbis Image Disc" and "Getting Started". Are these
tutorials worth the effort to study?

I browsed our vb list archive, which I don't subsribe to, and traffic
seems to be low, so where to discuss Dot Net matters at the same level
as we discuss Access here?

One thing I think I've understood is that report design in VS is poor
and third party tools or Report Design Service of SQL Server 2005 are to
be preferred if you need reports on a level that match that of Access.

Of course, my main interest is anything related to databases - pure web
development is second, and game development won't come into play.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

/gustav


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